C.R.S. Section 1-5-208
Election may be canceled

  • when
(1)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1116), ch. 194, p. 832, § 11, effective May 5, 2010.)(1.5) Except as provided in section 1-4-104.5, if the only matter before the electors in a nonpartisan election is the election of persons to office and if, at the close of business on the sixty-third day before the election, there are not more candidates than offices to be filled at the election, including candidates filing affidavits of intent, the designated election official, if instructed by resolution of the governing body, shall cancel the election and declare the candidates elected.

(2)

Except for initiative and recall elections, no later than twenty-five days before an election conducted as a coordinated election in November, and at any time prior to any other elections, a governing body may by resolution withdraw one or more ballot issues or ballot questions from the ballot. The ballot issues and ballot questions shall be deemed to have not been submitted and votes cast on the ballot issues and ballot questions shall either not be counted or shall be deemed invalid by action of the governing body.

(3)

If the electors are to consider the election of persons to office and ballot issues or ballot questions, the election may be canceled by the governing body only in the event that all of the conditions of subsection (1.5) of this section exist and that all ballot issues or ballot questions have been withdrawn from the ballot pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(4)

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no election may be canceled in part.

(5)

Unless otherwise provided by an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to section 1-7-116, upon receipt of an invoice, the governing body shall within thirty days promptly pay all costs accrued by the county clerk and recorder and any coordinating political subdivision attributable to the canceled election or withdrawn ballot issues or ballot questions.

(6)

The governing body shall provide notice by publication of the cancellation of the election. A copy of the notice must be posted in the office of the designated election official and in the office of the clerk and recorder for each county in which the political subdivision is located and, for special districts, a copy of the notice must be filed in the office of the division of local government. The governing body shall also notify the candidates that the election was canceled and that they were elected by acclamation.

Source: Section 1-5-208 — Election may be canceled - when, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-01.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

1‑5‑101
Establishing precincts and polling places for partisan elections 1‑5‑101.5
Precinct numbering 1‑5‑102
Establishing precincts and voter service and polling centers for nonpartisan elections 1‑5‑102.9
Voter service and polling centers - number required - services provided - drop-off locations - definition 1‑5‑103
Changes in boundaries - partisan elections 1‑5‑104
Changes in boundaries - nonpartisan elections 1‑5‑105
Restrictions 1‑5‑106
Polling location or drop-off location - designation by sign 1‑5‑108
Election judges may change polling locations and drop-off locations 1‑5‑201.5
Legislative declaration - purpose 1‑5‑203
Certification of ballot 1‑5‑205
Published and posted notice of election - content 1‑5‑206.7
Failure to receive mailed notice 1‑5‑207
Court-ordered elections 1‑5‑208
Election may be canceled - when 1‑5‑301
Registration record for partisan elections 1‑5‑302
Computer lists may be used in lieu of original registration records 1‑5‑303
Registration records for nonpartisan elections 1‑5‑304
Lists of property owners 1‑5‑401
Method of voting 1‑5‑402
Primary election ballots 1‑5‑403
Content of ballots for general and congressional vacancy elections 1‑5‑404
Arrangement of names on ballots for partisan elections 1‑5‑406
Content of ballots for nonpartisan elections 1‑5‑407
Form of ballots 1‑5‑408
Form of ballots - electronic voting 1‑5‑409
Single cross mark for party slate not permitted 1‑5‑410
Printing and distribution of ballots 1‑5‑411
Substitute ballots 1‑5‑412
Correction of errors 1‑5‑413
Sample ballots 1‑5‑501
Sufficient voting booths, voting machines, or electronic voting equipment 1‑5‑502
Ballot boxes for nonmachine voting 1‑5‑503
Arrangement of voting equipment or voting booths and ballot boxes 1‑5‑504
Instruction cards 1‑5‑504.5
Items to be posted at polling locations 1‑5‑505
Election expenses to be paid by county - repeal 1‑5‑505.5
State reimbursement to counties for ballot measure elections 1‑5‑506
Election expenses in nonpartisan elections 1‑5‑507
County clerk and recorder to give estimate 1‑5‑601
Use of voting systems - definition 1‑5‑601.5
Compliance with federal requirements 1‑5‑603
Adoption and payment for voting machines 1‑5‑605.5
Custody of voting system 1‑5‑605.7
Mechanical lever voting machines - prohibited 1‑5‑606
Election officials and employees not to have interest in voting equipment or devices 1‑5‑607
Elected officials not to handle voting equipment or devices 1‑5‑608.2
Punch card voting systems - prohibited 1‑5‑608.5
Electromechanical voting systems - testing by federally accredited labs - certification and approval of purchasing of electromechanical voting systems by secretary of state - conditions of use by secretary of state - testing 1‑5‑610
Preparation for use - electronic voting 1‑5‑611
Requirements - nonpunch card electronic voting systems 1‑5‑612
Use of electronic and electromechanical voting systems 1‑5‑613
Purchase and sale of voting equipment 1‑5‑615
Electromechanical voting systems - requirements 1‑5‑616
Electromechanical voting systems - standards - procedures 1‑5‑617
Examination - testing - certification 1‑5‑618
Modification of electronic and electromechanical voting systems - definition 1‑5‑619
Temporary use of electronic and electromechanical voting systems 1‑5‑620
Electronic or electromechanical voting system information - software 1‑5‑621
Compliance - definitions 1‑5‑623
Special rules applicable to use, modification, or purchase of electronic voting devices or systems and related components prior to 2014 - legislative declaration - rules 1‑5‑701
Legislative declaration - federal funds 1‑5‑702
Definitions 1‑5‑703
Accessibility of polling locations to persons with disabilities 1‑5‑704
Standards for accessible voting systems 1‑5‑705
Accessible voter interface devices - minimum requirement 1‑5‑706
Ballot access for voters with a disability - definition 1‑5‑801
Acquisition of voting systems - voter-verified paper record 1‑5‑802
Use of voting systems - voter-verified paper record 1‑5‑901
Short title 1‑5‑902
Legislative declaration - intent 1‑5‑903
Definitions 1‑5‑904
Multilingual ballot hotline - creation - secretary of state - rules 1‑5‑905
Multilingual ballot access - general provisions - requirements of secretary of state - county clerks 1‑5‑906
Minority language sample ballots - county clerk 1‑5‑907
In-person minority language ballot - county clerk - voter service and polling centers 1‑5‑908
State assistance to counties for implementation costs
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 1-5-208’s source at colorado​.gov